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SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Under the slogan of 'Pleasant Change and Prestigious Gangnam', the district

government of Gangnam (Mayor JUNG Soon-kyun) announced 'The Gangnam', Korea's

first IoT based administrative application, will add Russian and Arabic to the existing

3 languages (English, Japanese, and Chinese) of the tourist guide feature in December.

'The Gangnam' mobile platform offers the district's essential information on

traffic, accidents or disasters, the environment, tourism, convenient

facilities and many others. It is becoming a must-have app for visitors as well

as residents in Gangnam.

International travellers can enjoy one-stop services as they can gain every

information on the district from event calendar, restaurants, accommodations,

tourist spots, city tour to public WiFi and public toilets. It also features

real-time AI translation services in 82 different languages to assist

communication between tourists and local people. In addition, it has the

function of matching users with certified medical coordinators, expecting to

promote medical tourism.

The app also provides real-time air pollution information about ultra-fine

dusts, fine dusts, temperature and humidity, and noise level through the

atmospheric toxic sensor. It can also map public and private parking lots, and

resident priority parking districts. The IoT sensor also allows users to

request and pay for parking spaces.

Visitors to the district office can receive their wait numbers in advance on

the app to reduce the waiting time. The app offers smart attendance (QR code)

to manage visitors, food market online delivery services for people in need,

and also job openings.

It also has sharing economy contents to reflect the current trend. One can

register and share knowledge/talent by holding English or physical training

classes, and providing physical spaces or products such as office spaces, toys,

books, or tools.

The Gangnam app received 'Good Content' Certification and Silver Prize from the

Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) in 2019.

"We plan to introduce AI-based parking enforcement and public administrative

services where people can testify against fines. This plan will capitalize on

the AI-based chatbot Gangnam-bot, which received the Minister's award in 2017.

We will do our best to make 'The Gangnam', an app that combines all the core

technology of the 4th industry revolution such as IoT, blockchain, and AI, the

best app of Korea," said Mr. Yoon Jong-min, Director for Smart City at Gangnam

District Government.

SOURCE:The Gangnam

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